Pete Carroll on Rams win, midseason performance

October 30, 2013

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Q: You just activated receiver Ricardo Lockette (pictured in 2011) to take Sidney Rice's roster spot. You seemed to like him last year but he didn't make the team. Are you happy to have him back?PC: "Well he just kind of got caught in the numbers. He’s always been a tremendous, high-potential guy. He has great speed, he has fantastic catching range and hands. He’s a very inexperienced football player; he did not come out of college with a lot of background. And so he was behind trying to catch up all of the time.
"He’s had his moments with us and we really appreciate what he brings. The experiences that he’s had in the other two clubs that he’s been with seem to have broadened his sense and awareness and stuff. When we got him back out here, he jumped right back it. He recalled what we had done, he didn’t get confused by the new systems. So he’s put himself in a chance to compete to be part of this team. We know that he's got great range, he's got great speed, and we love that he adds to the group."
Q: Who picks up most of the slack for Rice? Is it Golden Tate?PC: "We try to throw to Golden as much as we can, so nothing changes about that."

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Q: You just activated receiver Ricardo Lockette (pictured in 2011) to take Sidney Rice's roster spot. You seemed to like him last year but he didn't make the team. Are you happy to have him back?PC: "Well he just kind of got caught in the numbers. He’s always been a tremendous, high-potential guy. He has great speed, he has fantastic catching range and hands. He’s a very inexperienced football player; he did not come out of college with a lot of background. And so he was behind trying to catch up all of the time.
"He’s had his moments with us and we really appreciate what he brings. The experiences that he’s had in the other two clubs that he’s been with seem to have broadened his sense and awareness and stuff. When we got him back out here, he jumped right back it. He recalled what we had done, he didn’t get confused by the new systems. So he’s put himself in a chance to compete to be part of this team. We know that he's got great range, he's got great speed, and we love that he adds to the group."
Q: Who picks up most of the slack for Rice? Is it Golden Tate?PC: "We try to throw to Golden as much as we can, so nothing changes about that."